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s00ka · 05-24-2013, 03:54 PM

I've been sifting through this forum trying to find some thread that might address my problem but I haven't been able to get any results with the threads I've found, so I'm coming out of lurking to post.
so here goes everything. I'm going to try to be as detailed as possible to avoid a crazy-long back and forth thread.

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-I have already converted all my books to both .epub and .mobi files but am unable to get Calibre to detect my device. I've been able to sideload all my .epub files onto itunes by saving the files into a new directory and then just importing that in from itunes but I really hate reading from iBooks and would like to be able to load my .mobi files to read from my Kindle app.

-I have a 1st gen Ipad and an Iphone 5.

-I have the the latest version of Calibre installed. (I uninstalled and reinstalled it the other day thinking that might help. it did not.) -- I've actually used the 'send to device' successfully a couple of times about a year ago but it's failing to work now.

-When I 'connect to Itunes', the 'send to device' button shows up whether i've got my idevice plugged in or not and when i actually try to send something, it hangs and crashes.

-'connect to folder' doesn't work because idevices are not showing up as an ejectable disc anymore (other than my nano)

-'start connect server' does nothing. just sits there, mocking me. along with 'start wireless connect'

-i've tried emailing my books to my kindle email and i'm getting an error. I can post that if needed.

i'm running OS X 10.6.8 (...which i think is Leopard. I can't ever remember)
and all my cables are okay and in place.

A workaround that I've done for now is to plug in my ipad, click on 'Kindle' in apps, and then just manually add the .mobi files but this is killing me slowly.
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any help with this would be so greatly appreciated. it's been driving me crazy for the past few days because i know i've successfully used this program and have thought it magical. now, i'm convinced the problem is staring me in the face and i'm just blind to it and will feel like an idiot once someone points it out to me. ...or links me to some previous thread i missed.
thanks in advance!

05-24-2013, 03:54 PM	#1
s00ka Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2013 Device: kindle app on 1st gen ipad, iphone5	device issues..i feel like an idiot. halp! :\ I've been sifting through this forum trying to find some thread that might address my problem but I haven't been able to get any results with the threads I've found, so I'm coming out of lurking to post. so here goes everything. I'm going to try to be as detailed as possible to avoid a crazy-long back and forth thread. ============ -I have already converted all my books to both .epub and .mobi files but am unable to get Calibre to detect my device. I've been able to sideload all my .epub files onto itunes by saving the files into a new directory and then just importing that in from itunes but I really hate reading from iBooks and would like to be able to load my .mobi files to read from my Kindle app. -I have a 1st gen Ipad and an Iphone 5. -I have the the latest version of Calibre installed. (I uninstalled and reinstalled it the other day thinking that might help. it did not.) -- I've actually used the 'send to device' successfully a couple of times about a year ago but it's failing to work now. -When I 'connect to Itunes', the 'send to device' button shows up whether i've got my idevice plugged in or not and when i actually try to send something, it hangs and crashes. -'connect to folder' doesn't work because idevices are not showing up as an ejectable disc anymore (other than my nano) -'start connect server' does nothing. just sits there, mocking me. along with 'start wireless connect' -i've tried emailing my books to my kindle email and i'm getting an error. I can post that if needed. i'm running OS X 10.6.8 (...which i think is Leopard. I can't ever remember) and all my cables are okay and in place. A workaround that I've done for now is to plug in my ipad, click on 'Kindle' in apps, and then just manually add the .mobi files but this is killing me slowly. ========= any help with this would be so greatly appreciated. it's been driving me crazy for the past few days because i know i've successfully used this program and have thought it magical. now, i'm convinced the problem is staring me in the face and i'm just blind to it and will feel like an idiot once someone points it out to me. ...or links me to some previous thread i missed. thanks in advance!